Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

junioritis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ju-niori-tis
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tendency of juniors in high school to slack off as if they were seniors with senioritis.

American usage; Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One of the main causes of junioritis is procrastination and burnout stemming from the idea of the daunting future."
"Seniors are not the only ones who experience a drop in motivation once the second semester begins. As a junior, I contend that junioritis is a struggle as well and that it’s perhaps even more dangerous than senioritis."
"There’s now freshmanitis, sophomoritis, and junioritis."

Etymology

From junior + -itis, on the pattern of senioritis.

Usage

Questions

What does junioritis mean?: A tendency of juniors in high school to slack off as if they were seniors with senioritis.
Where does junioritis come from?: From junior + -itis, on the pattern of senioritis.

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